Wish sentences
I wish you stop making that noise!
Answer: I wish you would stop making that noise!
(Rule: Wish + "would" for annoying habits.)
Direct: "We are watching a movie," they said.
Reported: They said that they were watching a movie.
(Rule: Present Continuous → Past Continuous.)
If she studied harder, she would have passed the exam.
Answer: If she had studied harder, she would have passed the exam.
(Rule: 3rd Conditional = If + Past Perfect, would have + past participle.)
Active: The chef cooks the meal every evening.
Passive: The meal is cooked by the chef every evening.
(Rule: Present Simple Passive = is/are + past participle.)
When I was five, I ________ read and write.
Answer: When I was five, I could read and write.
(Rule: "Could" for general past ability.)
Do you know the girl ________ is standing over there?
Answer: Do you know the girl who / that is standing over there?
(Rule: "Who" or "that" for people as subject.)
I wish I have more free time.
Answer: I wish I had more free time.
(Rule: Wish + Past Simple for present situations. "Have" → "had".)
Direct: "She went to London yesterday," Tom said.
Reported: Tom said that she had gone to London the day before.
(Rule: Past Simple → Past Perfect; "yesterday" → "the day before".)
"Where are the kids?" "They ________ (play) in the garden for three hours now."
a) play b) have been playing c) are playing
B Present Perfect Continuous (duration + action in progress)
Active: They built this bridge in 1990.
Passive: This bridge was built in 1990.
(Rule: Past Simple Passive. Specific past date = was/were + past participle.)
Despite the heavy rain, they ________ reach the top of the mountain.
Answer: Despite the heavy rain, they were able to reach the top of the mountain.
(Rule: "Was/were able to" for a specific past achievement, not "could".)
The movie ________ we watched last night was terrifying.
Answer: The movie which / that we watched last night was terrifying.
(Or omit: The movie we watched...)
(Rule: "Which" or "that" for things as object.)
I wish I didn't say that to her yesterday.
Answer: I wish I hadn't said that to her yesterday.
(Rule: Wish + Past Perfect for past regrets. "Didn't say" → "hadn't said".)
Direct: "I will call you tomorrow," she told me.
Reported: She told me that she would call me the next day.
(Rule: "Will" → "would"; "tomorrow" → "the next day".)
She would travel more if she has more money.
Answer: She would travel more if she had more money.
(Rule: 2nd Conditional = If + Past Simple, would + infinitive.)
Active: Someone had cleaned the room before we arrived.
Passive: The room had been cleaned before we arrived.
(Rule: Past Perfect Passive = had + been + past participle.)
You ________ wear a helmet on a motorbike. It's the law.
Answer: You must / have to wear a helmet on a motorbike. It's the law.
(Rule: Both are correct for external obligation/law.)
I have a friend ________ father is a famous film director.
Answer: I have a friend whose father is a famous film director.
(Rule: "Whose" for possession.)
She wishes she studied harder for the exam.
Answer: She wishes she had studied harder for the exam.
(Rule: Past Simple → Past Perfect. The exam is already finished
Direct: "I can swim very well," he said.
Reported: He said that he could swim very well.
(Rule: "Can" → "could".)
When I arrived at the station, the train already left.
Answer: When I arrived at the station, the train had already left.
(Rule: Past Perfect for the action that happened FIRST.)
Active: She was writing the report when the power went out.
Passive: The report was being written when the power went out.
(Rule: Past Continuous Passive = was/were + being + past participle.)
I ________ go to work tomorrow. It's a public holiday.
Answer: I don't have to go to work tomorrow. It's a public holiday.
(Rule: "Don't have to" = no obligation / not necessary.)
This is the café ________ I met my wife.
Answer: This is the café where I met my wife.
(Rule: "Where" for places.)
I wish I bought that house when I had the chance.
Answer: I wish I had bought that house when I had the chance.
(Rule: Past Simple → Past Perfect. The opportunity is gone.)
Direct: "Do you like coffee?" she asked me.
Reported: She asked me if I liked coffee.
(Rule: Yes/No question → "if" + Past Simple. No auxiliary "do".)
She is working here since 2019.
Answer: She has been working here since 2019.
(Rule: "Since" + Present Perfect Continuous for an action that started in the past and continues.)
Active: They will announce the results tomorrow.
Passive: The results will be announced tomorrow.
(Rule: Future Simple Passive = will + be + past participle.)
You ________ see a doctor about that cough.
Answer: You should / ought to see a doctor about that cough.
(Rule: Both are correct for advice.)
6. I remember the day ________ we first met.
Answer: I remember the day when we first met.
(Rule: "When" for times.)
She wishes her son cleans his room more often.
Answer: She wishes her son would clean his room more often.
(Rule: Wish + "would" for repeated behavior you want to change.)
9. Direct: "Are you coming to the party?" he asked her.
Reported: He asked her if she was coming to the party.
(Rule: Yes/No question → "if" + Past Continuous.)
This time next week, I will lie on a beach in Thailand.
Answer: This time next week, I will be lying on a beach in Thailand.
(Rule: Future Continuous for an action in progress at a specific future time.)
Active: The company is going to launch a new product.
Passive: A new product is going to be launched by the company.
(Rule: "Going to" Passive = is/are + going to + be + past participle.)
You ________ tell her the truth. If you don't, she'll find out anyway.
Answer: You had better tell her the truth. If you don't, she'll find out anyway.
(Rule: "Had better" = strong advice with a warning of consequences.)
The dog ________ is barking belongs to my neighbor.
Answer: The dog which / that is barking belongs to my neighbor.
(Rule: "Which" or "that" for things/animals as subject.)